House GOP advances Obamacare repeal efforts this week
House Republicans are advancing Obamacare repeal efforts this week with multiple member meetings to discuss key elements of a replacement plan, even as conservatives increasingly demand a quick vote on repealing the law.
Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare
President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare, using his first hours in the White House to make good on a campaign promise to start dismantling his predecessor’s healthcare law.
US Senate Approves Measure Launching Obamacare Repeal Process
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama’s signature health insurance program.
Trump Advisers to Meet With Paul Ryan on Tax Reform, Obamacare
Top advisers to President-elect Donald Trump will meet Monday evening with House Speaker Paul Ryan and his policy staff to discuss taxes and other policy issues, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Obamacare Repeal Budget Resolution Passes Senate With 51 Votes
Senate Republicans passed a budget resolution on Wednesday that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.
US health care tab hits $3.2 Trillion; fastest growth in 8 years
The nation’s health care tab grew at the fastest rate in eight years in 2015, driven by the coverage expansion in President Barack Obama’s law and by costly prescription drugs, the government said Friday.